This was the set I made for my End of Days: Road Rage Dio-Story. I spend just over six months putting it together.

WIP pics . . .

I used sections of plexi glass for the base totaling 6'X12'.


For the plexi base I used the following to transform it into a road . . .


My kids helped with painting the bottom . . .










The shiny one is turned over with an unpainted top. The second is sprayed with textured paint- one coat . . . .




Over the six months I collected bits and pieces- like casting fire hydrants . . .


The sidewalks were made from 1/4" plexi (With this project I tried to do everything on a budget, since the set was mainly done for the one Dio scene).










I created six different building for the Dio . ..

(Here's the how to) . . .

http://wiki.joecustoms.com/wiki/Building_Facade


Apartment building (in the alley you can see the Left 4 Dead crew. I shot a scene for the Dio-Story with them in, but wound up not using it).


Pool hall . . .


Liquor store . . .


Speed shop . . .


Under construction . . .



Office building . . .


Overview, with my nephew and son for size reference . . .



I used craft paint to do the lines in the street, and curb side. After I sprayed everything with a clear coat so the streets could stay outside without getting damaged.
Random shots. . .












Overall I'm happy with the turn out, especially when considering that I made this for one Dio-Story. But now I have it for future custom pics.

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That is awesome work!!! That is something I'd like to do. The buildings look great! Well done!!

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man thats incredible! My favorite part is the under construction set. great attention to details. where do you store this thing?! Where did you get the dumpster?

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Thanks, guys. I appreciate the feedback.
The street gets put between my neighbors fence and mine (so it's basically hidden), and the buildings get stored in the rafters of my garage. The dumpster I made from styrene.

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That is truly magnificent. There is a heckuva lot of work gone into that. I applaud you.

Using cheap child labour, though. tut-tut!

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Ahh, they loved it. The hard part was telling them, with some of it, that they couldn't help.

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Outstanding. Thanks for the step by steps. I have no critiques, just sitting here in awe.
I love the flat tires. All the details are superb!!!

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that is pretty great. nice attention to detail.

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I actually would have added more detail- mailboxes, street lights, etc. But in the end this was just put together for one story scene (though I'll use it again if the story calls for another City shot).

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When I get a house with a basement and make sets on this scale, I'll have a hard time not leaving them out on a large table. I imagine my son would demand that anyway, so he could play when I wasn't shooting scenes. lol

Awesome job John. Love the details. Has to be a heavy SOB though, right?

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That is crazy cool. I'd be so impressed with myself that I would find different reasons to use it as a back drop.

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Wow, your attention to details really pays off. Excellent work. Too bad "regular" 1:18 cars are hard to come by.

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Sigh--- I'm in love.

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This.

That is phenomenal work. You should set it up permanently somewhere.

I wish I had a spot for it to stay set up full-time. We tried to sell our house ('08-'10) with no luck. We were going to get one with a basement, but some plans just don't work out. But even broke down set up time isn't that bad at all. Just matters how much "stuff" you need out.

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